Maybe they thought he would be too busy on the Patriots' Super Bowl victory tour. U.S. Army Retired |
Posted on 01/05/2008 1:22:57 PM PST by Dysart
NEW YORK -- Add Most Valuable Player to all the other accolades Tom Brady has been collecting.
The New England Patriots' record-setting quarterback drew all but one vote Saturday in romping to The Associated Press 2007 NFL MVP Award in the same manner his team romped through its schedule, going 16-0. On the way to the first unbeaten regular season since Miami went 14-0 in 1972, Brady put on a performance for the ages.
The eight-year veteran, who already has won three Super Bowls, helped the Patriots tear through the record books by throwing for 50 touchdowns. He beat Peyton Manning's league mark by one, and also threw 23 of those touchdown passes to Randy Moss, which lifted the receiver past Jerry Rice's record of 22.
New England scored 589 points, another record, as was the Patriots' 75 touchdowns. Brady led the NFL with a 117.2 passer rating -- no, not another record, but close to Manning's 121.1 in 2004. Only one full-time AFC starter, Jacksonville's David Garrard, had fewer than Brady's eight interceptions. And Brady threw 253 more passes than Garrard.
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| Maybe they thought he would be too busy on the Patriots' Super Bowl victory tour. U.S. Army Retired |
Or procreating.
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She’s tied up right now...
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I think they do it before the playoffs so a playoff stumble does not subtract from an otherwise stellar regular season accomplishment. There are separate MVP awards for the post season. JMHO
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Tom Brady is worthy of awards! Player of the year? Player of the decade? What awards are out there right now? He hasn’t beaten all the ‘old timer’ records but, he will.
I think all the regular season awards come out this week. Of course most of them are stats based so everybody knows what they are at the end of the regular season, then the voting based ones happen. Anyway nobody pays attention after the Superbowl.
I suppose you’re correct; It’s just my personal vexation and I feel similarly about the timing of the Heisman Award. I’ve never heard anybody else complain about it so maybe it’s just me.
Brady is fantastic, the BEST!
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